Gender and Workplace Stress Affect the Association Between Concussion History and Depression Symptoms in Professional Jockeys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Professional jockeys experience high rates of concussion, workplace stress, and poor mental health. The present cross-sectional study, for the first time, concurrently assessed the potential interplay between concussion history and workplace stress with current depression symptoms.

Method

Seventy-two professional flat-track jockeys (male = 49, female = 23) were grouped based on self-reported concussion history (CG; n = 56) and those who did not report a concussion history (NCG; total n = 16). Analyses featured both between (CG vs NCG) and within group (CG only) assessment on self-reported measures of workplace stress and depression symptoms (affect, daily functioning).

Results

Jockeys in the CG had more symptoms of negative affect than the NCG. This associat

SUBMITTER: Piantella S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10202554 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature